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Our global spiritual family
Our Apostolic Old Catholic Mission spiritual family reaches across the world. The locations listed here include our clergy and candidates, and our valued intercommunion partners.
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18 people and communities
Mission people
The Right Reverend Ashley R. DeutschmannSofia, Bulgaria
Bishop-Rector
Bishop Ashley serves as Bishop-Rector of the Mission and provides pastoral and sacramental care, including the Eucharist and Reconciliation.
The Right Reverend Ian Charles AdrianBrisbane, Australia
Bishop Emeritus
Bishop Ian Charles Adrian, based in Brisbane, Australia, brings many years of priestly and episcopal experience to the Mission. As Bishop Emeritus, he offers spiritual support and prayer, and shares advice on occasion, drawing on a lifetime of service to the Church.
Rev. Fr Martin Uwe LauerReutlingen, Germany
Priest under provisional incardination
Fr Martin provides sacramental care, serving in local churches and working ecumenically alongside other priests.
Languages: German and Romanian
Cody JohnsonKentucky, USA
Ordinand
Cody Johnson, based in Kentucky, USA, is pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at Vanderbilt University. Rooted in the Appalachian region, he lives as a diocesan hermit under the episcopal authority of Bishop Ashley Deutschmann, supported by the spiritual care and prayers of the Mission and its affiliated congregations and communities. He also leads Erasmus House as his personal ministry.
Kerensa NothnagelGauteng, South Africa
Ordinand
Kerensa Nothnagel, based in Gauteng, South Africa, brings more than a decade of church leadership experience to her life of service. She has paused her studies for health reasons and because of work commitments, and intends to resume them in future. She remains a faithful servant of the universal Church.
The Rev. Deacon Colin de PelsmakerLede, Belgium
The Reverend Deacon
The Reverend Deacon Colin de Pelsmaker serves the Mission from Lede, Belgium. He holds a Master of Theology and Religious Studies and speaks English and Dutch. He was ordained to the diaconate on 10 October 2026 by Archbishop Karl-Michael Soemer, acting on behalf of Bishop Ashley Deutschmann and the Mission. His ordination took place in Paderborn, Germany, during the St Nikolaus celebration of Gemeinschaft St. Nikolaus, with the assistance and prayers of the clergy gathered there.
Languages: English and Dutch
Federation communities
Gemeinschaft St. NikolausHövelhof, Germany
Archbishop Karl-Michael Soemer
A community in the Catholic tradition, gathering for worship in the St Nikolaus house chapel. Please contact the community before visiting its small chapel. Online worship is also available by arrangement.
Gemeinschaft St. Nikolaus pastoral contact — Höhr-GrenzhausenHöhr-Grenzhausen, Germany
Msgr. Alexander Patrick Holland
Local pastoral contact within Gemeinschaft St. Nikolaus. Enquiries are currently arranged through the community in Hövelhof.
Gemeinschaft St. Nikolaus pastoral contact — MunichMunich, Germany
Subsidiar Willy Reiter
Local pastoral contact within Gemeinschaft St. Nikolaus. Enquiries are currently arranged through the community in Hövelhof.
Franziskanische Gemeinschaft St. FranziskusBergisch Gladbach, Germany
Pater Johannes Haertwig
A Franciscan community centred on prayer and liturgy. Worship takes place in the private St Franziskus house chapel; friends and visitors are welcome to enquire.
Maria in der HoffnungMünster, Germany
Pastor Bruno Baia
A community in the Catholic and Franciscan traditions, shaped by Portuguese spirituality. It gathers in a private chapel in Münster and shares Sunday worship online. Contact the community for worship and pastoral enquiries.
Gemeinde vom Guten Hirten and Orden vom Guten HirtenWaldaschaff, Spessart, Germany
Dr. theol. Philipp Tropf, community leader and provost
The Good Shepherd congregation offers worship and pastoral accompaniment. The separate Order of the Good Shepherd is rooted in the Spessart. Contact Philipp Tropf to enquire about their activities.
Heilige Michaël GemeenschapWinterswijk, Netherlands
Archbishop Matthias Johannes
A Catholic community gathering at the Chapel of the Holy Archangel Michael in Winterswijk, with house gatherings elsewhere in the Netherlands. Contact the community for worship times, pastoral care or an introduction.
Wspólnota Dobrego PasterzaKraków and Oświęcim, Poland
Bishop Dawid (David) Waliczek
The independent Catholic Community of the Good Shepherd centres its life on the Eucharist, Scripture and prayer. It serves in Kraków and Oświęcim; contact Bishop Dawid for local worship and pastoral enquiries.
Ecumenical & intercommunion partners
The Inclusive Catholic ChurchMansfield, Ohio, USA
Archbishop Joseph Richards · Full intercommunion
A sacramental Christian community in full intercommunion with the Mission. Contact the ICC for worship, pastoral care and information about its ministries.
Free Protestant Episcopal Church of England — Worldwide CommunionLins, São Paulo, Brazil · Worldwide communion
Archbishop Primus Ricardo Lorite de Lima · Full intercommunion
A fellowship of autonomous Anglican and Episcopal churches. This pin indicates its administrative contact in Lins, rather than the full extent of its communities. Contact the communion for local ministry enquiries.
Episcopal Anglican Community SerbiaSerbia · Country-level marker
Bishop Petar Petrović · Full intercommunion
An Anglican community sharing liturgical worship, teaching and Christian service. Its separate agreement with the Mission establishes full intercommunion. Contact the community to confirm its current gathering location.
Dialogue partners
Orthodox-Catholic Church of AmericaFort Wayne contact, Indiana, USA · International network
Agreement of dialogue
A self-governing Orthodox-Catholic body with clergy and communities in several countries. This pin identifies a listed Fort Wayne contact, not a headquarters. Our relationship is an agreement of dialogue, not full intercommunion. Use the general contact for information about local communities.
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Partner communities retain their own governance and ministry arrangements. Read about our relationships or contact the Mission for help finding pastoral care.